Using The Left, Right And Link Control Switches; Using The Link Switch - Samson D3500 Owner's Manual

• Press the GLOBAL control switch once or twice until you
see the Inp.
Use the Data Wheel to select OPT 1 or OPT 2.
NOTE: Once you make an edit to the Global set-up, the red
GLOBAL LED will flash indicating that a change has been
made to the original set-up. You will also see that the red
STORE LED is illuminated.
• To keep the new changes, press the STORE button and
you will exit the GLOBAL mode and both the STORE and
GLOBAL LED's will turn off.

Using the Left, Right and Link Control Switches

Since the D3500 is a two-channel unit, you can use it as
a stereo, or dual mono equalizer if you are running two
monitor mixes. Depending on the operating mode you set
up in the Global menu, you may want to have the left and
right channels operate together, or individually. The LEFT,
RIGHT and LINK switches will help you operate the D3500
easily and give you the control you need to quickly make
changes and control either one or both sides. The state of
these switches will determine which of the left and right
signals are affected by the hardware control surface and
which channel's parameters are diplayed in the LCD.

Using the LINK switch

If you want to set the D3500 so that the phyiscal hardware
controls and all the parameter controls adjust both the
Left and Right side, press the LINK switch so that the green
LED is lit. Now, when you operate any of the controls, ei-
ther the EQ control knobs or the digital effects, you will be
making the same change on the left and right sides.
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Setting-up the D3500
If you want to use the D3500 as a dual mono equalizer and
control the Left and Right sides individually, keep the LINK
switch OFF so that the green LED is not lit.
Controlling the Right Channel signal
If you want to control the EQ and the effects for the right
channel individually, make sure the LINK switch is OFF.
Now, press the RIGHT switch to assign the hardware con-
trol surface to the signal connected to the right channel.
With the RIGHT switch selected on and the LINK switch off,
the D3500 controls will edit just the right channel filters
and right channel parameters when accessing the various
menus.
Controlling the Left Channel signal
If you want to control the EQ and the effects for the left
channel individually, make sure the LINK switch is OFF.
Now, press the LEFT switch to assign the hardware control
surface to the signal connected to the left channel. With
the LEFT switch selected on and the LINK switch off, the
D3500 controls will edit just the left channel filters and left
channel parameters when accessing the various menus.
Keep in mind that the LEFT or RIGHT switch determines
which channel's parameters are displayed in the LCD.
Therefore, even if the LINK is on, you can still use the LEFT
and RIGHT switches to select which sides parameters are
displayed in the LCD. This becomes important if you set
the Left or Right channel to a different parameter and then
link them. For example, it is possible to set the same filter
setting for both sides using LINK, then unlink and change
the Gain of one filter on one side. If you press the LINK
again the hardware will control both sides, however the
GAIN will be offset. You can see this by using the LEFT and
RIGHT switches when LINK is on.
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